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CVE-2020-36847

Published: Jul 12, 2025

Modified: Apr 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

Description

The Simple-File-List Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.2.2 via the rename function which can be used to rename uploaded PHP code with a png extension to use a php extension. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

Vendor	Product	Versions
eemitch	Simple File List	affected `0 - < 4.2.3`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9eb835fd-6ebf-4162-856c-0366b663a07e?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2286920/simple-file-list

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160221/

https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020042711

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/365da9c5-a8d0-45f6-863c-1b1926ffd574/

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